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SawStop Announces New Tool: The Job-Site Saw The much-followed 2009 Carlos Osorio lawsuit, where Ryobi’s parent company was found 65% liable in a table-saw accident, hinged on the fact that SawStop’s skin-sensing technology was available at the time, but not used on the Ryobi saw. The jury awarded Osorio $1.5 million in damages even though he was…
SONOS – A Problem Solver At ConcordCarpenter we are all about improvising, adapting and overcoming obstacles or problems that plague the home remodeling industry. We recently took a close look at Sonos, a flexible and functional home sound system designed to work with wireless and existing wired speakers. We wanted to see if Sonos could…
ZipDoor Kit I had received an email from ZipWall that I was selected in the ZipWall Sweepstakes that I had entered (doorway dust barrier kit). I have known about ZipWall products for a while now but have not had the chance to use them. Rob and some of the ACC crew reviewed this product a…
DEWALT DWS780 12-Inch Double Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw Review Full disclosure. We have over 50 years of collective carpentry experience on the job and only use Dewalt miter saws. Other brands have come and gone but Dewalt has seemed to figure out how to provide state-of-the-art technology for fine and precision cutting in…
Bosch DH507 SDS-Max Demolition Hammer Review I remember back in the day using just a 3lb hammer and a cold chisel to break up concrete or tile. Or better yet, just a plain old sledge hammer. I don’t work with masonry products on a daily basis but when I do, I prefer a demo hammer. …
RaceDeck Custom Designed Floor Are you looking for a unique way to bring a state of the art design to your garage? We recently took a look at RaceDeck Garage Floor’s custom floor system. RaceDeck is an interlocking floor system that is made in the USA. Tiles come in a wide variety of colors, patterns, and sizes, which…
Bosch DDB181 Compact 18 volt Drill Driver Review I’ll often resort to using 12 volt drills and impact drivers for light duty drilling and driving tasks. While the light weight and easy handling of a smaller 12 volt tool is nice, they can be a little short on power. Bosch looked at this end-user conundrum…
Milwaukee Compact 8 in 1 Multi-Bit Driver 48-22-2320 Review Milwaukee recently released a few interesting specialty and precision screw drivers. the one that caught my attention was the Milwaukee Compact 8 in 1 Multi Bit Screw Driver. This driver was designed around user driven innovation. What’s that? User driven innovation means looking at and listening…
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